Rangers B boss David McCallum has delivered an update on Alex Lowry as he revealed the midfielder is 'progressing well' in his recovery.
The 19-year-old - who is highly-regard by the Light Blues - was crocked last month after a horror challenge from Dumbarton's Ally Love during the young Gers' hammering of the Scottish League Two leaders in the SPFL Trust Trophy.
Lowry is not near returning to a football pitch and won't be ready to fight for a place in any squads at this time but the injury he picked up is not as long-term as first feared. He has been part of Giovanni van Bronckhorst's first-team set up and was rewarded back in May with a contract extension that see him through until 2025. Delivering an update ahead of Rangers Under-19s UEFA Youth League clash with Napoli, McCallum said: "He is progressing well. He is obviously not back on the football pitch yet and not back in contention for any game time at the moment.
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"But any time I have seen him or had conversations about him, it seems to be quite positive just now.
"I think when he got the initial feedback that the injury wasn’t going to be as long-term as what we initially thought, I think naturally Alex felt a bit better about that because he could see a bit of brightness ahead.
"But in terms of that, I don’t have any more on that that I am able to share just now."
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